American King James Version
"And your handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him. "
— 2 Samuel 14:6, American King James Version
“And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.”
“And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and killed him. ”
“Your handmaid had two sons, and they both fought together in the field, and there was no one to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.”
“Your servant has two sons. When the two of them got into a fight in the field, there was no one present who could intervene. One of them struck the other and killed him.”
“And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them: and the one struck the other, and slew him.”
“And I had two sons, and the two of them had a fight in the field, and there was no one to come between them, and one with a blow put the other to death.”
“And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.”
And come to the king, and speak on this manner to him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. ¶
And when the woman of Tekoah spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
And the king said to her, What ails you? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
And your handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
And, behold, the whole family is risen against your handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother, that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew; and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder on the earth.
And the king said to the woman, Go to your house, and I will give charge concerning you.
And the woman of Tekoah said to the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.